1. Why are forests important?
Forests are very important and beneficial for local, national and international levels. We obtain a
lot many products from the trees of forests.
WOOD AND ENERGY
It is one of the most important benefits of the forests that we get wood from the trees which are
further used in many products used by us like timber wood is widely used in furniture,
constructions and other domestic purposes. Other products like paper, fiber board, cardboard etc
are also made from the wood. Earlier wood was the major product obtained from forests but
nowadays minor products are also given attention and supplied to the different parts in a country
or world. Theses products are dyes, medicines, fibers, animal fodder, gum, resins, honey, spices,
oils, turpentine, tanning materials etc.
BENEFICIAL FOR ENVIRONMENT
It plays important role in balancing and protecting our environment. The roots of trees prevent
the soil erosion in the forests of sloping watersheds. If these forests are cleared then the stream
and rivers will carry the huge amount of soil with them which gets deposited in the irrigation
reservoir and chambers where hydroelectricity is produced and reduces the life of these
equipments. In the areas where the forests are covered with snow in winters there it checks the
rate of snow melting during the spring and summers. It also checks the wind erosion on local
level. Forests give shade and humid the air which lowers the temperature of nearby areas.
HABITAT
Forest is a habitat for many animals called wild animals. With the cutting of forests the wild life
is also vanishing so to protect wild life we have to protect forests. It is also a dwelling place for
the tribal people who are living there for many generations. Researches have shown that
approximately 50 percent of living species on the earth has their dwelling place in forests.
CLIMATE
No doubt forest has a great contribution in the climate all around the